A beleaguered barbers has returned to Portobello Road more than a year after it became one of many small business to close on the iconic road.

Anthony and Anthony hair salon got the chop in December 2006 after its owners, Anthony Lewis and Anthony Wallis, were told that their landlord was terminating their lease.

Mr Lewis, 33, said: "We had to go. For a while I felt that there was nothing there for me after the shop closed down. It's hard to get a property - and all the local shops were being kicked out. For most people it was because of the cost of the rent."

Now the North Kensington hairdressers have managed to find a new home and the reopen salon on the corner of Portobello Road and Westbourne Park Road.

Mr Lewis said: "It's really good to get it back again. It's a small place but for what we do, it's accommodating. It's always a nice, community atmosphere in our salon."

The barbers have big plans for the future. Since Mr Wallis is lives in Canada for part of the year, the Anthonys are thinking about a salon in North America.

"We want to open a branch in Canada," said Mr Lewis. "You could say we're thinking about going international."

Find the new salon at 303 Westbourne Park Road, Notting Hill. Call 020 7243 8442 to make an appointment.